Railway-rail stay.



PATENTEB AER. 3, 1906. H. SPOIEIJBRG.

RMLWAY RMLSTAY. Y APPLIOATION FILED SEPT, 11, 1905.

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No. 616,646 PATENTBD APR. 6, 1966 H. H, S6016666116166. RAILWAY RAILSTAY.

APPLIGATION FIIAED SEPT. l1. 1905.

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.eimgieptmr ilmi. September 11, 190th Elerfi lio. $77.661.

mail tyr e inveriteri rre 'iii iieiiwriyizrii T miren iii erm-- A jing;drawings, irs, riet iieeeri @tiem 'te time e 0i rail-- 1 to the mii. andabut i ereeetie te the rriii. .y ie te provide f, instabile `te iiiiiermiee'e ei 'the mie to which pgiiieri imi eimii eixteie r1 iirrn. w.eir'iwiri eimli iii rrr/ i f ',rrriii ener g; ei' iiie mii; ii'reieteim the Friar; .,r 'i feiii'bimrtien oi te et the i @ii/ey. here wim-.i

"eree eeetien ef elreii may errrberiying; my r1. g". pien View of 3 ie:i eifie View. 4L ie zi. i View ei which eerriee a. i 5. ifi-ie en.inverted e :mili brrr. iiigg. rj ie e. pien iti/.m rai' @miti bei, Fig.7 is i on, 'tire iiiie irl iiig. @ieri inverti-)ri pin-.ri View 0i theit; inw.

eil, erre?. me ei the ereeei :i mii f irletrii brrr W'iiieii efrmettere, 0i" 'the rziii and abete tie te reeist the iw. mii. iii-ridbrrr iri inw i), ie imi' erre firing@ i ei" .'l iiigitriririrer eri,irpeii it tire ieg; lip rrrii-iimige t'. 'eri thereto, are e e.'ferrer-ifi Meere mi the side of the sweetie.

ieiigtiiwiee tiiereoi: mici on. the brick emi to' @if the jaw The jew dis clamped in its jinete@ poeitirm by e. bolt f, priming tiirriugh thesint d mirri through hole ai in the seid jew mid. provided with e. head.g and e. mit g on itseppeeite ende. The slot d eiievre the jew d te 'be:firijrleted to mii -besee of riiiiereiit widths. in order te :renderthe grip of the jew rif mere eiieetive, 'il fuiemm the seid jew et itsouter emi 011 the brrr uf, preferably by' ineens @i e. treneveree ribz., prejetiiig from the under eide 0i the jaw and bearing en the Vbur,Le Shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. i

prefer to form the said rib on a. bar of eterni or eeewiierdeiied iron,which ber I euitfibiy se eure iii e groove il. in. the under eide of thejew. iiie iiirrer end or everiianging iip ei" tire said jew l providewith fi. iifirriwnivyai gripingwiiwirite fi, sentieri iii. reeese in theun@l der eide 0i said iin rind retained therein by eieneiles j, iiormeier1 the iip miti engaging the outer erige of the pietre, Wirieii formedwith sharp-edged ribs j te eut their Way into the top ei thernii-iifirige c in the opere bien 0i. tightening; the jew en the bei a..The beitf, which eirmips the jew e7, on the ber a., is errrirlge between'the iuierum it mid the mib grripiiig; lip of the jew, und time camesseid iip te obtain :i secure heid on the mii.

i it opposite sides 0i the slot if are iongitw dimi haiti-metal einigesZ l, which :ire fastened in grooves l' l mi are formed with longitudiimribs fri/It on their tops, seid ribs engaging the under eide of themii-firing@ and thus pre 'Venting the ruil from slippinglongitudiilziliy -01i the bur 0 'which abuis against the side of the@rose-tie.

in order 1;-0 cause the jzi-Ws to fiutoiimtieuliy augment their gripe outhe trail in resisting the Greening thereof, i form 011e @11d 0i thebei", pre 'erabiy the. slotted, end, with :Lieto/m1 extension, 0 erridwith a depeiidirig Hang-e p on. tire emi 0i Suid extension. The said'Harige constitutes the abutment by which the bar t The 0X- 'terisieri ocruises the opposite end. of the bei e te be disposed, riornmliy out 0iContact with the ere tie, shown in Fig. of .the drawiir. The bri-r (L isthus allowed to be forced inte un obiique positien by severe4longitudiiirri strain ei the mii. Said Hwvement ofthe 'im-:r eziiiseethel jews teiriore eieetuzrily grip tiie'ruii-iierigee.

The 'bei' ci may be formed with mi addi- IDO tional interni extension oopposite the oxteni sion o, :is shown in Figs. t5 und 7 of the drawings.'The hair thus constructed alion's the ruimt-.ry to he applied to eitherside ot the truck. The i'ltinges 2. p nre hrucod by inezins i of e. webp, extending moroso the under side l of the hir o and its interniextensions e o', its l shown in ifig. f

Yif'hnt i eltiiin as my invention is l 1. The improved rail-stayoonsibting of zi .f ol' the drawings.

our extending across tho hottoin ot' the, raii and provided on one endwith u rfiii-griping jim', jur-J mounted adjustnhly on the opposite ondoi the har, means formed separate Yfrom the hor for dumping the uw inits position i interni extension on one end ot the har and it tienhutnient on snidextension.

2. ridi-stug; eonsistiing oi e, hor extending` deroga the bottom ot thernii :nid provided on h i rail-eripinv inw, :ind on the with rihhedmarinus, a uitin* l ot said railfheurinen and menno hij' t'iuinpinirfsaid-inw to the hun .1i ting ol :i hor extending; the i;- oni ot theruil 51nd 'iiormedzrt end with ii mii-dipinti uw find :it t te onpositeend with. grooves in its top, hard-metal piet-ei; sented. in saidgrooves und prm'ided with iios on Qtheir topo, fr jan' disposed over lthe nid plates, und moans for ndjustohly damping uid uw to the hor.

4. 1L rudo-toy consistingr oi n hin" extending @orosei tho bottoni otthe .ruil and i'orined nt i one end n'ih e. rail-gripine jim', und :itthe opoosito end Vwith n longitudinal Slot., u i;tn' mounted adjuetzihlyon .said siotted end oi' the hui', und it. holt passing through the saidslot und eleniping the jow in its odiouied pw sition.

5. i; 'ail-,5taty eonsisting oi it han' extending across the hottom oiVthe ruil und formed :it

one end with n. inil-fripininr jimi ti longitudinai lslot in thevopposite, end ol the han. rihhed l mii-hearings on the hor zu oppositesidiy ol' l thooloi1 :ijziw mounted on theslotted end oi' l tho hor,:nid o holt passing through the yslot l and clamping the jow in itadjusted position, tiA ft ruihntny eonointin;f oi' :.i intrextendingA lzwi-oen' tho hottom oi the ruil und formed :it i one ond with :iruil-wipingA inn, :i lonjiitudil ind slot, in theoppositoend oi theinii',;'i'oo\'es i in the hnr ait opposite sides ot the slot, ruill!hearingl nlntes sezited in said grooves, o jaw il mounted iidjustnhly onthe nlotted ond o1' the l hui'J and o holt passing; through thenioresuid-` i slot, und dumping the jow in its nddiusted position.

7. d ruil-stoy consisting' ot' :t liniextending; :introns tho bottoniot' the ruil und l'orniod :it ont: end nith it ruil-ritirano" jim;reiniort'ing rilis inittwnling4 uround the lint-it :ind onto the too oi'Suid jun', e. long fi udinzd lot in tho oli-- posit@ end oi' the hor7grooves in the han' ut opposite. Side@y oi sind slot', ruil-limitingoiutes seated in .said grooves) a. jaw mounted ndjustrdily on theslotted end of the har, o rihhed hard-metal plate ASootnod to the, under.eide of the overhuitgingv iip ot the adjustable jaw, and a hoitpassing; through the. aforesaid slot and eluniping the jon' initsodjueted po snion.

A mii-stay consioting ot' a hor extending across the bottoni oi' theroiiand termed at; ono end with :L raiiggriping jow and at the opposite. ondwith a longitudinai siot, a. interni extension on the slotted portion ofthe har, o. tie abutment depending from Said extension, roiidiearinidisposed nt opposite sides oi the slot and jrn'ot'ided witi ruiiipingribs disposed pnrzillei with the hor( n jaw intntnted fidjobtnblj; onthe ydotted portion ot the har,

and o holt pahoinfg through the aforesaid Biot.

and clamping the jim' in itu fidi usted position.

l. A, ridi-5trtyfeonsisting ot it har extending terme the hottoni oilthe riiii :ind iornied at one end with :i 'ifoil-griping jow ond tit theopposite end with n iongitudintd Slot, lonuitudiw nal grooves in thehair tity opposite sides of the Slot, n interni extennion on the dottedportion ot the. hor, a tie 'abutment depending from Suid extension,plates sented in the :riores-uid `grooves and i'ornied withrait-gripiner rihs disposed pfiriiliel with the heir, et jow mounted:idjustuhly on the, intr, und holt passing through the :iiore.-i-iiidslot` und eitunp ine' the jow in its adjusted position.

iti. in eomhinntion with :l ruil und n har diopobed :it the hase ollsaid raii, it jun Vtuierunied :it one end on said h-.tr und hearing utit oppozide end upon the top of the. tiene@ of the rziii. :and meansdepreSninjg unid jaw ont-o it# .mid hearings.

i t. ii rail. tn eonnisting oi ai hm' extentiiner :iet-ono the hottomoi' the rriii :it one end with :i roilggrhxiiin; jun' :ind it theopposite end v. it h n longitudinal slot] grooves in the hui' atopposite sides oit the Siot, raiilie-uriner pluies sented in liidgrooves und provided on their topo with rihs. disposed pnraiiei with thehor, :i hiterzil extension on the siotted portion ol' the hin-7 o tieabutment depending' trom smid mtennion, n. 'inw provided on the underside olA ilo outer portion with it trnnsverse heuriirj 'ih und on thounder sido ol its inner to'eriutn;iny portion with :i ribbed hnrdmet:ilpluie, :ind n holt passing through the niort-said slot :1ndeltini'pini,Y the jaw in its adjusted position its net, iorth and shown.

l2.. A rail-nitty consisting of o hui' extendin;r neross the hottom oftho ruil und provided at one end wit h n jim' adopted to grip one of therail-timides, a inw mounted odjnstahiy on the opposite end otl the hortor gripingtho othe il-llunge und provided with :i tra-norerse rn, onits under side hy whieh it is tui- Aruined on the hin', :ind means forelninping tho lut ter iziw in it v position :is set, forth4 il). Aruil-btu); eonsistinrY ot' :i loaf extend- :tnd Vtorined l IIO ingacross the bottom of the rail and provided. at ono ond with ajaW adaptedto grip one of thox'ail-iangos, a, jaw mounted longitudimolly adjustableon the. opposite end of the our for 'griping the other raildzmgo and:proviledl With a, ummsvemov groove in its undol' sido, a hardmlotz ribsecured 'n said groove f and aol'fng a fulorum for the jaw 011 said bor, and moans fof clamping L'ho latter jaw in its position. sot forth.

v Humm H. SPONEQBURG. |'1..s.] Witnesses;

THEo. H. DURST, @ILES S. FARMER.

